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Over the past few years, Jelly Roll has embarked on a weight loss journey to improve his overall health. Now, the singer has announced he is gearing up for the next step by training to run a 5K in the spring..Jelly  weighed over 500 pounds in 2015, and has already dropped over 200 pounds in the past few years.

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Taylor Swift has a plan to attend the Super Bowl if Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are playing in the Big Game. Despite the 17-hour time difference between Japan, where Swift will be on tour, and Las Vegas, where the Super Bowl will be held.

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Steve Carell says he has no plans to be involved in “The Office” reboot. The actor wants to stay away because he believes it will damage the legacy of the original show.

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You never know what you're going to find on the internet, and sometimes the weirder something is . . . the more likely it is to go viral.  The latest online oddity is a video of an A.I.-generated version of Hank Hill from "King of the Hill" . . . singing the Morgan Wallen hit "Last Night".  It's something.

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Back in 2015, Hardy was still a struggling musician, playing for tips.  And one night, instead of a tip, someone wrote "QUIT!" on a napkin and dropped it in his jar. Well, Hardy didn't quit.  He doubled down And on Friday, he released a song about it.  Not surprisingly, it's called "QUIT!" It’s not radio friendly…but you can check it out!!

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Comedian Jo Koy is still stinging from the reception he got when he hosted the Golden Globes, but it's not his fault.  He's blaming the AUDIENCE. During a standup gig in St. Louis on Friday, he called celebrities, quote, "marshmallows" . . . adding, quote, "They're delicious, but holy cow, they're soft.  I just come from a different time.

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Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan had a scary emergency landing on Friday while flying home out of St. Louis.  Luke says it was 16 degrees and winds were blowing at 40 miles per hour, so some instruments on the plane weren't working properly. But it all worked out.  They were able to rent a car, and make a stop at Dairy Queen, with Jason behind the wheel.  Check out their live stream HERE.

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Earlier this month Jason Momoa mentioned that he didn't have a home and lives on the road since he's been busy with work. Well, he felt the need to clarify that he is NOT homeless . . . he's just houseless. He has a nice trailer, he just hasn’t bought a house yet..and he’s excited to be a first time home owner…

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Kane Brown posted a sneak preview of a new song about depression.  He says it's about, quote, "Horrible thoughts and feelings that I feel like a lot of us go through but don't like to talk about with other people.  If you relate to the song at all just know you're not alone and I love you."

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A "comedy A.I." called Dudesy made a fake George Carlin standup special.  It's called "I'm Glad I'm Dead", and it's an hour long.  And George's daughter Kelly is NOT happy.  She Tweeted, quote, "My dad spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination.  No machine will ever replace his genius. We’d have to agree. (There IS some profanity you can hear it HERE…)

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Kenny Chesney hasn't released a new album since 2020.  But that changes this year. There's no word when it's coming, but Kenny says, quote, "I have to figure out which of the songs makes this record; what or why we're holding some of these recordings for and what's the best collection of songs we can give No Shoes Nation."

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The 2023 "People's Choice Awards" nominees were announced yesterday.  Taylor Swift, Luke Combs, Nicki Minaj, and Morgan Wallen tied with five nominations each.  The show airs live February 18th on E! and NBC with Simu Liu hosting.

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